LocalDBGetInstances Function

Applies to: SQL Server

Returns all SQL Server Express LocalDB instances with the given version.

Header file: msoledbsql.h

Syntax

#define MAX_LOCALDB_INSTANCE_NAME_LENGTH 128typedef WCHAR TLocalDBInstanceName[MAX_LOCALDB_INSTANCE_NAME_LENGTH + 1];typedef TLocalDBInstanceName* PTLocalDBInstanceName;  
HRESULT LocalDBGetInstances(  
           PTLocalDBInstanceName pInstanceNames,  
           LPDWORD lpdwNumberOfInstances  
);  

Parameters

pInstanceNames
[Output] When this function returns, contains the names of both named and default LocalDB instances on the user's workstation.

lpdwNumberOfInstances
[Input/Output] On input, contains the number of slots for instance names in the pInstanceNames buffer. On output, contains the number of LocalDB instances found on the user's workstation.

Returns

S_OK
The function succeeded.

LOCALDB_ERROR_NOT_INSTALLED
SQL Server Express LocalDB is not installed on the computer.

LOCALDB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
One or more specified input parameters are invalid.

LOCALDB_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
The input buffer is too short, and truncation was not requested.

LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_FOLDER_PATH_TOO_LONG
The path where the instance should be stored is longer than MAX_PATH.

LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_REGISTRY
An instance registry cannot be accessed.

LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_CONFIGURATION_CORRUPT
An instance configuration is corrupted.

LOCALDB_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR
An unexpected error occurred. See the event log for details.

Remarks

For a code sample that uses LocalDB API, see SQL Server Express LocalDB Reference.

See Also

SQL Server Express LocalDB Header and Version Information